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Laura
strokes your ears with her pure
tones, superb lyrics
and fine arrangements. - Phil Young, Folk On The Fringe
3MDR
Melbourne, Australia
Laura
Baron has developed her sound for many
years. Her voice is capable of a wide
range of colors and emotions. She
has received many awards for her
songs which range from children's
music to folk to jazz
to blues.
Laura
began co-producing children's music recordings in
the 80's and 90's with Patti
Dallas. Their company Golden Glow Recordings
has sold 1000's of their recordings across the
nation and won awards and acclaim www.goldenglowrecordings.com
Her first original songs were written for young
children. Laura also sang
professionally throughout the DC area and developed her jazz technique
as a vocalist in big band settings
Laura has created her own sound
combining folk, blues and jazz. Her
voice has been compared to Joni Mitchell and
Shawn Colvin. She has studied voice for
many years and continues to
expand her improvisational skills. She mixes
scatting into her folk and blues
tunes. From the humorous to
the sublime, she fills each song
with sensitivity and
passion.
Laura often performs as a duo or a trio. Song
collaborator Pat Quinn
a talented guitarist and bass player creates
rich vocal
harmonies. Laura was
invited to join Azalea City Recordings in
2006. Washington DC's Azalea
City Recordings is a Wammie
Award winning record label. She
released her CD STAY WITH
ME
with ACR in May
2006.
In 2005 Laura
was nominated for a 2005
Wammie for Contemporary Female Folk
artist!
STAY WITH ME has won the following
awards:
* The
2004 Mid-Atlantic Song
Contest awarded
Peace
Someday
a Gold
Award.
*Seabird , Black
Madonna
, and We Will Stand
Together
were recognized
as finalists in
various Mid-Atlantic Song
Contests.
* The 2004
UK Songwriting Contest selected
Cedar
Mountain
as a
finalist.
From her CD in
progress: * The humorous blues
song Laundry
Man Blues
received a
finalist in the 2005 Mid-Atlantic Song
Contest!
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